Smartwatch technology could help people quit smoking

Motion sensors that can identify the typical hand movements of smoking could let an app send a message just at the point someone is having a cigarette

Technology in smartwatches could help people quit smoking, according to researchers. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Technology in smartwatches could help people quit smoking, according to researchers who have developed an app which intervenes when movements indicating cigarette use are detected.

The team at the University of Bristol created software that uses motion sensors on an Android smartwatch to identify the typical hand movements of smoking.